Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Exuberant Squad $ travels to islands ' The 30-member Drill Team received high ratings at both state and local competitions. Early in the season, the team entered the McDonalds Marching competition and the State Marching contest and earned a 1 rating in both contests. At the State Danc- ing Competition the Drill Team received a 2 rating in the Large School Pom and Dance Contest. During the spring season the band and Drill Team marched in the Pella Parade. Twenty members of the squad performed with the band in Hawaii in June. Lanette Greco served as captain of the 1985-86 Drill Team. Greco, with the help of co-captain Amy Irons, Nicole Colisimo. Tori Soda, and Paige Corri- gan, created dances for pep assemblies, contests and halftime performances. Jungle Love. Relax, What I Like About You, i-nd Party All The Time entertained the crowds. Lanette Greco (opposite page, top left) dances at a pep assem- bly. The Drill Team (top right) plays to a capacity crowd at Hutchens Field. Drill team (top) performs to Relax. Raelynn Park (center left) dances to Party All The Time. Tricia Olson and Lanette Greco (center) model the costumes they wore at the State Contest. Paige Corrigan, Lisa Kellis, Nicole Colosimo, Lanette Greco, and Jamie Mitchells (lower right) perform at the Homecoming assembly. Dcnise Cole and Amy Irons (above) look forward to the Hawaii trip. 22

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SIS 9 Wk r Flags shine at State Contest Flag Team earned a 3rd place finish in the Props and Novelties division at the State Contest. The team spent much of its time involved in money-making projects. During the winter months they sold carnations and cheese and sausage in order to raise money for the Hawaii trip with the band in the spring. I enjoy performing, commented co- captain Kim Harris. The squad had a good time working together. Rag team (top left) performs at the Chicken Bowl. Amy Shmidt (far left) and Rochelle Schooler (right) go to state competition. Flag squad: (lower left), (first row) Amy Shmidt, Jill Arnold, Cammie White, and Allissa Thomas, (second row) Rochelle Schooler, Kim Hams. Kellie Dingman, Donna Sparks, and Lisa Moyland. Team captains were (below) Kim Harris and Rochelle Schooler. 21

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Drill Team: (first row) Jennifer Perkins. Dawn Rector. Tricia Olson, Denise Sevedge. Lori Nelson. Jodi Kcphart. Jamie Mitchels. Ann Gustafson, Vicki Carter. Denise Jones. Denise Cole. Angie Irons, and Scung Chae. (second row) Raelynn Park. Cheryl Cropp. Meta Stundins. Tori Soda. Lisa Kellis. Paige Corrigan. Nicole Colosimo, Amy Irons, Stephanie Wolfe, Denise Gustafson, Diana Dagistani, and Melissa Johansen. (third row ) Chris Putney, Elizabeth South. Sarah Wyckoff. Lanette Greco, Mindy Wood, Tammy Daugherly. and Abbie Holmes. 23